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Brad Heim will serve alongside former cabinet members, congressional leaders, state legislators and experts in the field of public administration to provide nonpartisan guidance to the United States government.

As chief for Central Florida Â鶹¾«Æ· S™s largest fire and rescue department, alum Anthony Rios Â鶹¾«Æ· S™12 Â鶹¾«Æ· S™15MPA Â鶹¾«Æ· S™22PhD is ensuring Orange County Â鶹¾«Æ· S™s residents and visitors are in good hands.

The 2025 Reach for the Stars award recipients are recognized for conducting highly successful research and fostering creative activity that has a national or international impact.

As the only pilot site in the southeast for the new Service to Service initiative, UCF is poised to help prepare veterans transitioning into civilian life find new ways to serve their communities through public service education.

Claire Connolly Knox is the fifth School of Public Administration faculty member to be honored as an academy fellow.

Emergency management professionals are already reaping the benefits of the team Â鶹¾«Æ· S™s labor, as their data will become part of the official USGS database for immediate access by anyone interested in undertaking flooding, hydrology or storm surge modeling.

The $50,000 award allows the university Â鶹¾«Æ· S™s team to develop the project with government and community partners.

The tool can provide disaster readiness reports for 13.3 million addresses in 196 counties along the Gulf of Mexico Â鶹¾«Æ· S” including all of Florida, and parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.

A master Â鶹¾«Æ· S™s student reflects on her second try at graduate school while enduring challenges with motherhood, losing loved ones, COVID-19 and work before completing her degrees.